Today's News

Jeffrey Naftal will likely become a well-known name around Lancaster County.

Naftal, who is moving from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., along with his wife, Phyllis, and 3-year-old son, Brian, will begin work as the county’s first deputy county administrator on June 28. He will assist County Administrator Steve Willis.

With more than 23 years of experience in city government, Naftal was chosen from several candidates to fill the new position.

The city of Lancaster has been recognized once again for its commitment to forestry.

For the 20th year, the city is a Tree City USA community, a designation given by the Arbor Day Foundation.

A municipality has to meet four standards to become a Tree City USA community. It must have a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

While today should feel cooler, relatively speaking, Lancaster County experienced a heat wave the past several days.

Summer definitely made its presence known over the weekend, even though the official start of summer isn’t for another five days. Temperatures soared into the upper 90s, and with the humidity factored in (the heat index), it felt like more than 100 degrees.

Lancaster County, and most counties in the state with the exception of several in the upstate, were under a heat advisory issued Tuesday by the National Weather Service.

A Lancaster woman told sheriff’s deputies that two men forced their way into her Logo Street home and stole her money early Saturday.

According to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the woman said she heard a knock at her door about 2:45 a.m., and when she opened it, a man shoved a gun in her face and he and another man pushed their way into her home.

One of the men told her that he knew she had money and demanded that she give it to them or he would shoot her.

There are new and exciting classes being offered for the annual Lancaster County Council of the Arts’ summer arts and sciences camps this year.

Children in Lancaster County have a great opportunity to attend an affordable week-long summer camp and learn more about the arts in their own communities. The Council of the Arts is holding its annual summer camp sessions around the county in July and August.